{"id":1406,"date":"2026-04-20T19:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=1406"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:58:29","slug":"map-swatow-modern-day-shantou","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/exhibits\/john-m-foster-1877\/map-swatow-modern-day-shantou\/","title":{"rendered":"Map &#8211; Swatow (modern-day Shantou)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/debb92a1-81de-4554-9c6f-eccd30fb7bfe-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/debb92a1-81de-4554-9c6f-eccd30fb7bfe-1.png 835w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/debb92a1-81de-4554-9c6f-eccd30fb7bfe-1-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/debb92a1-81de-4554-9c6f-eccd30fb7bfe-1-768x302.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Panoramic view of Swatow (now Shantou), China, epicenter of American Baptist mission work and John M. Foster\u2019s activities in South China, late 19th\u2013early 20th century.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-155719.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-155719.png 651w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-155719-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Historic map of Swatow (now Shantou), China. Swatow was the base for John M. Foster and the American Baptist Mission. The map shows city streets, mission sites, and an inset of Kak-chieh (now G\u0101oqi\u01ceo), highlighting areas where Foster worked and built schools and churches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/5caeb732-6984-4843-9afe-059034d737cb.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/5caeb732-6984-4843-9afe-059034d737cb.png 520w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/5caeb732-6984-4843-9afe-059034d737cb-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jieyang (\u63ed\u9633) is a county located in eastern Guangdong Province, China, near the coastal city of Shantou (Swatow), which was the base of John M. Foster\u2019s missionary work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/5c856cce-8df8-4d19-9680-7e073f49cc78.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1799\" style=\"width:523px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/5c856cce-8df8-4d19-9680-7e073f49cc78.png 667w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/5c856cce-8df8-4d19-9680-7e073f49cc78-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hand-drawn map of local mission routes and settlements, reflecting how missionaries navigated and understood the geography of the region.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":346,"menu_order":8,"template":"","institution":[],"place":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibit\/1406"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibit"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/exhibit"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibit\/1406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1901,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibit\/1406\/revisions\/1901"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibit\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"institution","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/institution?post=1406"},{"taxonomy":"place","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place?post=1406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}